Capturing film reels?

[SyncroScales]

Hi.

I was wondering about capturing different types of film reels. I have met someone who has the small film reels. They were from handheld cameras, not larger reels. I don't know the size.

What can a person use to capture film reels? Is it just the Blackmagic Cintel Film Scanner?: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/cintel. Are there cheaper methods? What should a person look for?

Do any projectors have outputs? One or two different kinds were used when I was in elementary school (90's). Some film reels had sound. Some film reels did not and had a tape cassette or vinyl record with it

Thanks.

[DB83]

$30K. !!!!!!! Sure there are cheaper methods.

Here is an active topic about one alternative

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/366069-The-Reflecta-Super8-film-scanner-to-avi-conversion-thread

Film reels come in 3 sizes. 50 feet. 200 feet and 400 feet. Super8 hand-helds usually used 50 feet cassetes.

Other than the above kit, some people use a mirror system where you project the film to one side and capture from the other with a video camera. Some people even simply film the projected white screen.

None of these systems will capture sound. That must be done independently.

[JVRaines]

You can get an 8 mm frame-by-frame scanner from MovieStuff for about $3,000 plus shipping and software.

[Cornucopia]

The BMD Cintel machine isn't out yet, but from what I can tell from its press releases, it only works with 35mm and 16mm anyway - not for 8/Super8mm.

Scott